Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hollister

/hˈɑlɪstɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: hol-lis-ter
IPA: /hˈɑlɪstɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The surname is a feminine derivative of Hollier, itself from Old French holier (“adulterer, lecher”), in this case extended to refer to a female brothel-keeper, (i.e. a madam). The originally feminine occupational suffix -ster has given rise to many such personal names which today might instead be either masculine or ungendered altogether. For example, from masculine dyer, came both formerly feminine variants Dyster and Dexter; from masculine weaver/webber, came the formerly feminine Webster, among others.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: holier

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hollisters (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Holister

Rhymes With

collister

Questions

How do you pronounce hollister?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑlɪstɚ/.
What does hollister mean?: A surname.
Where does hollister come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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